COLUMBIA, Mo — Mizzou women's golf returns to action Monday, traveling to Chicago for the Illini Women's Invitational, Oct. 12-13, at Medinah Country Club.
TOURNAMENT INFO
The Illini Women's Invitational begins Monday with 36 holes of play, followed by the final 18 holes Tuesday. The tournament will feature a total of 54 holes across course No. 2 at Medinah Country Club, a par-72 layout which measures 6,229 yards in length.
Medinah Country Club is one of the most prominent private clubs in the country, located approximately 25 miles west of Chicago. Founded in the 1920s, Medinah features three courses, all originally designed by famed golf course architect Tom Bendelow.
Medinah Country Club recently hosted the 2026 Presidents Cup in September, bringing the world's top golfers to the course just weeks before the Tigers' arrival.
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION
The Tigers will compete against a 15-team field at Medinah Country Club, including No. 20 Ole Miss. Indiana, Kent State, Texas Tech, Maryland, Charleston, TCU, Wisconsin, Minnesota, UCF, Illinois, Iowa, UC Irvine and Rice round out the field.
LAST WEEK AT THE OU INTERCOLLEGIATE
Mizzou women’s golf closed out the OU Intercollegiate with a second-place finish at Wichita Country Club, led by a runner-up individual performance from senior Addie Dobson.
The Tigers finished the 54-hole tournament in second place after shooting a strong final round, highlighted by Dobson’s five-under-par 66, tying the lowest round of her career and marking the lowest round of the tournament for Mizzou.
Senior Melanie Walker also delivered a strong performance, finishing fifth individually at four-under-par after carding a two-under 69 in the final round.
DOBSON STARTS HOT
Dobson has gotten off to a strong start to the 2026-27 campaign, capturing her first collegiate individual title at the Johnie Imes Invitational and earning individual runner-up honors at the OU Intercollegiate.
Dobson tied a tournament-record 15-under-par at Johnnie Imes, helping lead Mizzou to the team championship. Her victory gave the Tigers their first individual and team championships at the event since 2018.
LINEUP
1. Addie Dobson
2. Melanie Walker
3. Fleur van Beek
4. Alexandra Berglund
5. Addie Surber
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